Set off in time to get to Llanthony Bridge for 8.00a.m. when
it opened. The weather was fine but cold – in fact the whole week has been
colder than might be expected for the end of April. It started to rain about
10.00a.m. and it continued more or less until after 5.00p.m. We had a good run down to Sharpness, lots of
swing bridges, but they are all manned by bridge-keepers who open them up in
front of you.
There are now no visitor moorings in Sharpness Barge Arm, so
Stephen winded at the far end and we came back and moored on the canal side.
Having had lunch, we decided that if we waited for the rain to stop, we
wouldn't get out at all, so we donned wet-weather gear and went to look at the
Purton Hulks – it proved to be a very interesting walk with good views across
the Severn with the tide coming in.
After an early evening meal, we ventured out in the opposite direction
and walked down to Sharpness Point, this time in the dry. Stephen managed to
pick up some geocaches in today’s walks.
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